Both were good and the Rum & Honey idea is a nice twist on the usual old fashioned. A stronger, sharper rum might be interesting even though the Barbancourt was super tasty and not terribly sweet.

One of those Smith and Cross Old Fashioned knocked me out. It was damn tasty though.

Glad you liked it, Al. Hа здоровье!

I will need your oatmeal cookie recipes for some of the others.

It's pretty easy:

Step 1: In a pitcher, mix one bottle of one of the oatmeal stouts with one bottle of Raisin d'Etre.

Step 1.5: Before the pitcher overflows, stop pouring, switch to a bigger pitcher (moving previously poured contents to the larger pitcher). Resume at step 1.

Step 2: drink.

Step 2.5: stop drinking from pitcher, wipe chin, pour a glassful into a glass, resume at step 2, drinking from the glass this time.

Step 3: make a mental note to chill the beer first for next time.

a manhattini

Anvil!

Rum Alexander

1 oz rum

0.5 oz heavy Creme

0.5 oz Creme de Cacao

Shake, shake, shake. Double strain and garnish with a bit of cocoa powder.

Anvil

Pimm's Cup (modified)

3 oz Pimm's #1

1 oz Junipero gin

4 oz Ginger Beer

Lime

Lemon

Cucumber

1 drop orange flower water

Fill glass half way with ice and cucumber spears. Add Pimm's and gin. Stir. Add a drop of orange flower water then Ginger beer. Then ad garnishes, two slices of lime, two slices of lemon, two slices of cucumber.

Not sure the proper method, but this works for me

Seasmoke Southing, 2007 was a very good year. Very tasty, I might just drink the whole bottle myself.

Oscar night. Champagne followed by Aviations. Sorry Shelly, no pics again!

Anvil!

Gin Gin Mule (modified)

1.5 oz gin

0.5 oz orgeat

0.75 oz lime juice

2 oz Ginger beer

6 mint leaves

Muddle mint leaves, orgeat and lime. Add ice and gin and shake. Pour over new ice and top with Ginger beer.

Mmmmmmmmmm...

I need to get some cream so I can make the Rum Alexander, that looks good.

Tonights drinks:

1) Negroni-ish drinks

Dougroni

1 oz Bluecoat gin

1 oz Cynar

1 oz Dubonnet

I made this and then realized it was too sweet so I added a bit more gin to it and a dash of Angostura bitters... much better.

Ordinary Negroni

1 oz Bluecoat gin

1 oz Campari

1 oz Dolin Rouge

After making these two, I decided that the Dougroni was still too sweet for me so I tried Cynar + Dolin Rouge Nedougroni. Nice! I am not so sure I am so fond of the Dubonnet, I'll have to try it in a few more drinks.

2) Anvil Time

Twentieth Century Cocktail

3/2 oz Bluecoat gin

1/2 oz Marie Brizard Creme de Cacao

1/2 oz Lillet Blanc

1/2 oz lemon juice

I liked this quite a bit! Next time I will try it with Cocci.

@Al: I'll forgive you this one last time but next time take pics!!!!

Edited February 28, 201115 yr by shellylh

I liked the 20th. How would you describe the cocoa taste? Subtle?

Poppaskull -- yum. Yumyumyumyumyum.

Weyerbacher Heresy -- yum. Yumyumyumyumyum.

I liked the 20th. How would you describe the cocoa taste? Subtle?

Very. I might put a tiny bit more next time.

Weyerbacher Heresy -- yum. Yumyumyumyumyum.

Hey guess what? We agree on something!

Hey guess what? We agree on something!

Oh... crap.

Think of it as the exception...

Yes, that's all it is. An exception. Always gotta have those.

Shake, shake, shake.

That from your wall steve?

Weyerbacher Heresy. Still in my top ten beers.

Bloody Mary's. A bottled mix tweaked with Lea & Perrins, Louisiana hot sauce and jalapeno stuffed olives. Oh, and Debbie went with hot pickled okra instead of the olives.

Edited February 28, 201115 yr by Absorbine_Sr

^^^Nice, especially the pickled Okra. Tell Debbie she wins

Signorello Merlot. I have a new found appreciation for California Merlots.

Weyerbacher fifteen followed by big boss big operator